>>15609724I don't hate WWE. It's done some good stuff the past year. I don't get upset when people go there to work, it's a dream for most in the industry.
But I like wrestling for the wrestling. Sure, for big matches I like some storyline context but, really, if I need a plot I'll watch an actual tv show or read a book. Wrestling storylines are low grade and stretched out along weeks and months, the whole point is to get you to tune in the next week to see the next chapter in the saga.
WWE is over commercialized. It often feels less like a show about wrestling than a show about commercials with some wrestling-based programming thrown in. If AEW's Four Pillars are the cast from Big Bang Theory, the real ace of WWE is T-Mobile. The entire show feels structured in such a way that, if you pay attention, you notice segments happen when they do so you'll watch more commercials. It gets tiresome.
The production values are overdone for what pro-wrestling should be. No grit whatsoever. It all seems formulated to play to the lowest common denominator in order to maximize mass appeal. It's bland.
Again, I don't hate WWE. I watch it and enjoy it and have a subscription to Peacock Premium so I can watch PLEs without ads. But let's not pretend this is the best that pro-wrestling can be. I prefer AEW these days. No, it's not perfect either but it feels more like an actual wrestling show instead of an advertizing plaform.
